What was the impact of foreign intervention in terms of the outcome of the Spanish Civil War

Introduction: Germany and Italian had the biggest impact on the nature and outcome of the war whereas the USSR played an important role in the length of the war. 1. Paragraph - Topic sentence - German and Italian intervention in the war had an impact both on the outcome and the nature of the Spanish Civil War - Evidence - Germany supported the Nationalists with a total of around 10,000 men, 800 planes, submarines and 200 tanks. - Italy supported the Nationalists with a total of around 70,000-75,000 men, 750 planes and 150 tanks. - Both countries also gave the Nationalists military equipment, essential for their own soldiers - Concluding sentence - Their contributions played a significant role in the nationalists’ victory in the war - Their contributions meant that the casualty rate and the brutality of the war was increased - Their contributions meant that Britain and France was hesitant to participate in the intervention, and it meant that USSR also intervened   2. Paragraph - Topic sentence - USSR’s intervention in the Spanish Civil War had an impact on both the nature and the outcome of the war. - Evidence - Some historians argue that Stalin joined the war to protract it which would possible weaken Germany, and because it might mean that the also inevitable war would be fought on Germany’s western borders instead of its Eastern to the advantage to Stalin. - USSR organised transport of international volunteers to Spain and Russian weapons - Concluding sentence - Russian intervention might not have had a great impact on the outcome of the war but it did play a role in the duration of it.   3. Paragraph - Topic sentence - French and British intervention had an impact on both the outcome of the war. - Evidence - Both countries were hesitant to intervene and therefore followed the policy of humanitarian aid over military - This however, also had an impact as it still favoured the Nationalists which dealt the fatal blow to the Republicans who could have benefitted from their support - Concluding sentence - Though a more subtle role than many of the other countries involved the two countries’ involvement still had an impact on the outcome of the war   Conclusion: